The Molding of Man

[Guest Xradion]

I am a made of clay,

Left to harden in the kiln

And forgotten.

 

And the frozen flames

Leapt up around my body

And I endured the

Burning blocks of ice.

 

But even the Great Flood

Couldn’t drown the sin

Of Noah’s kin.

 

But there would always

Be a Cain where there

Was an Able.

 

And angels and devils alike

Hide deep within the hearts

Of men.

 

And the ladder of Jacob fell

The day Jack cut down

The beanstalk to the realm

Of giants.

 

And fee fie foh and such

For the blood of all nations

Runs together in endless

Rivers of genocide.

 

And though I am strong,

I have slept in the inferno

Too long, and my body

Becomes brittle,

        And I shatter.

 

 

 

Xradion,

The Horny Druid,

Scholar of the Ancient Arts,

Holder of the Eye of Odin,

 

"The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."

-Wallace Stevens

 

"When at home, do as the Homans do." –Xradion

[Nyyark]

You know, I'm liking all your stuff.

[Wyvern]

Wow! I really like this poem X'... I found the last three stanzas particularly captivating, especially the ending. I think that one of the major themes of the poem is that as immaculatly as man was created, he still indulges in sin and destroys his own kind. This theme is hinted at in the second to last stanza, where it reads: "For the blood of all nations/ Runs together in endless/ Rivers of genocide." (ll. 22-24) In addition, in destroying his kind and indulging in sin, as well as in ignoring the sins of others, man may also be destroying himself. This can be seen in the last stanza of the poem, where the narrator notes that he has "slept in the inferno too long" and that is what causes his body to shatter.

 

These are just my thoughts on the themes, of course... In any case, it's an excellent piece of poetry!

 

 

 

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Almost a Dragon...

"My life is one big crime, I try to scheme through it." -Common, "The 6th Sense"

 

 

Owner of the Decanter of Endless Booze.

Edited by: Wyvern00  at: 4/28/02 6:59:22 pm

[Gyrfalcon]

I'm afraid that I don't have nearly as much to say as Wyvern, since my grasp and eye for poetry is not nearly as great as his is. However, I do wish to say that I enjoy how you mix fables from religion (I do not mean that as an insult to the tales of the Bible or other religious documents, merely a word choice), and children's fables.

 

"And the ladder of Jacob fell

The day Jack cut down

The beanstalk to the realm

Of giants."

 

I always enjoy seeing how people choose to mix fables, what they belive those fables are close to or will work with.

 

*Gyrfalcon applauds* An excellent poem, greetings and well met, Xradion.

[The Portrait of Zool]

Good work

~Zool~

 

Ancient, The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.

 

Bard of Terra, Patron Saint of Aspiring Bards.

 

Elder than dirt, more foolish than a jester, able to trip over the smallest logic in a single step. It's... Oh, you know.